The Foo Can is having it's first annual convention. First Weekend of May. There will be an intense session following each lecture. Many groundbreaking methods and ideas will be shared. Some unpublished Vernon will be tipped.

Great performers are lined up. Each attendee will recieve a free video of the entire 2 day event, made by a professional production company.

Persi Diaconis has kindly donated all of his private notes to be issued as a gift. Everyone will be recieving a copy on him.

There will also be a surprise Lecture on Sat. night. I don't want to spoil it but his initials are R.J.

Live Band featuring Jim Steranko on Guitar and all the food you can eat. We have made special arrangments to keep the bar open all night. You won't be getting any sleep at this convention, not that you would want to.

Dealer section. Jeff Busby will be there will the complete file of The Braue notebooks and Dan Harlan with the final issue of "The Minotaur"Busby will be making a large discount just for FooCanians.

As a matter of fact, it is. Invitation only of course. You must also be over 18, Registered to vote, provide a full medical history and run a labyrinth designed by Martin Gardner in under 3 minutes. Failing that, you will be banned for life.

Just confimed the Juan Tamariz/Rene Levand midnite face off. Also David Copperfield will be giving a workshop on improvisation. A modern master of improv, This is by invitation only as well. You must be invited to the main convention and David must invite you to the workshop.

I suggest you just go ahead and pin your invitaion to your lapel so its in full view.